Lighting Pendants #3: I like it!

I have been fitting 4 pieces every day to the geometry challenge light pendants. I’m almost too far to post any more pictures but I figure I can throw a final 2 into the last blog of the series.

I had to get a preview of the light covers so I did a bit of sanding. I think they are going to look pretty good when I’m finished. A few pieces have a little bevel from the sanding so I need to sand them down till they match the adjoining planes.

The inside is uneven because I had 3 different thickness of wood and still no planner. I’m pleased that it makes an interesting effect.

if I could share a tip, I would say sand the internal planes to your desired finish before you glue them up. Once the internal angles are glued, it’s all hand sanding from then on. Save yourself the extra week. ;)

The angle to the blade is 30 degrees. I used a protractor from Walmart to determine the angle. I set the blade at 20.9 degrees using the Wixey angle finder. After that, I ran the the sled into the saw and cut off the excess.

Here’s a peek at the track.

I left the anti kick back on the saw as well as the guard. I set the far side guard to the up position because it was not always rising when the little corners were pushed into it.i had to stop the saw after every cut. I made two passes for each cut. 1 for slicing off the offcut triangles. The second for dialing in the final angle and comfortably shaving the hexagon to shape.

I did the same for pentagons. I hope it helps. Let me know your solutions. Best of luck.

Hey Mark Looks like you found the right tape and it all went well together .I was going to suggest to check with your drug store as there are some super sticky medical tapes available .Another tip for glueing the end grain is to size the edges by simply putting on some glue and let it soak in for a bit and wipe off the excess and let it dry and then glue the joints .This improves the strength of the joint .

These are looking real good Mark! I have wanted to try a project like this for some time now, but never seem to get around to it, maybe because I know all the things that can go wrong. But your success is inspiring.

These are looking real good Mark! I have wanted to try a project like this for some time now, but never seem to get around to it, maybe because I know all the things that can go wrong. But your success is inspiring. Looking forward to seeing the finished project.